SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Cornerstone Wealth
As of its Form ADV filed August 3, 2026, Cornerstone Wealth, an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in Huntersville, North Carolina, reported $2.5 billion in regulatory assets under management across 2,274 accounts, ranking #9 among independent RIAs in North Carolina by assets.
Registration
- Main office
- Huntersville, NC
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 289971
- SEC file number
- 801-112164
- Registered since
- December 22, 2017
- Latest Form ADV filing
- August 3, 2026
- Legal name
- CORNERSTONE WEALTH GROUP, LLC
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 8
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $2.5 billion
- Discretionary
- $2.5 billion (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 2,274 (2,274 discretionary)
- Clients
- 2,556, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 50
- Advisory staff
- 50 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $1.1 million
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 18.0% (from $2.1 billion a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 30.5% (from $1.1 billion three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 18.5% (from $1.1 billion five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 1.1% (from 2,529)
Independent wealth management RIA: individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of its regulatory assets, it offers financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, and it is not a broker-dealer, a bank or part of one by the directory's rules. How firms are classed.
Growth rates come from the SEC's yearly snapshots and are left blank when the years are not comparable.
Rankings
Among independent wealth management RIAs.
| Ranking | Nationally | In North Carolina | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #483 | #9 | $2.5 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over one year | #2,844 | #81 | 18.0%from $2.1 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over three years | #490 | #9 | 30.5%from $1.1 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over five years | #763 | #16 | 18.5%from $1.1 billion |
| Independent RIAs with the biggest asset gains over one year | #543 | #6 | $378.7 million |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #333 | #6 | 2,556 |
| Independent RIAs with the fastest client growth over one year | #3,797 | #102 | 1.1%from 2,529 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #984 | #15 | 2,274 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #175 | #5 | 50 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #838 | #19 | 319 |
| Independent RIAs with the most CFP professionals | #217 | #3 | 13 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2018 | $913.7 million |
| October 1, 2019 | $825.2 million |
| October 1, 2020 | $997.1 million |
| October 4, 2021 | $1.1 billion |
| October 3, 2022 | $1.3 billion |
| October 5, 2023 | $1.1 billion |
| October 1, 2024 | $1.3 billion |
| September 2, 2025 | $2.1 billion |
| October 2, 2026 | $2.5 billion |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 319 clients | $1.5 billion | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 2,054 clients | $988.5 million | |
| Other 104 clients | $27.5 million | |
| Corporations or other businesses 29 clients | $17.3 million | |
| Banking or thrift institutions fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Charitable organizations fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| State or municipal government entities fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Other investment advisers fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Insurance companies fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions fewer than 5 clients | $0 |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
- Other
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Pension consulting
- Selection of other advisers
- Other
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 1-10.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
- Other financial products
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Broker-dealer
- Other investment adviser
- Commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor
- Futures commission merchant
- Accountant or accounting firm
- Lawyer or law firm
- Insurance company or agency
- Pension consultant
- Real estate broker, dealer or agent
- Sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships
- Sponsor, general partner or managing member of pooled investment vehicles
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $772.4 million in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 30
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 10
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 24
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 13, CFA 4, PFS 1.
Between 7 and 13 of the firm's 30 IARs are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. The source counts registrations by jurisdiction, and many IARs are registered in more than one, so the exact number is not knowable from it. IAR CE requirements by state.
Counts only. AdvisorIQ does not list individual people.
Disclosures
On Form ADV Item 11 the firm answered yes to 0 disclosure questions. See the detail on IAPD.
Succession and acquired firms
On Form ADV Item 4 the firm did not report succeeding to another adviser's business.
Similar-sized firms in North Carolina
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Smith Salley Wealth Management | Greensboro | $2.9 billion |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | Raleigh | $2.7 billion |
| Alphastar Capital Management | Cornelius | $2.5 billion |
| Novare Capital Management | Charlotte | $1.9 billion |
| Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC | Charlotte | $1.8 billion |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Cornerstone Wealth on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: cwgadvisors.com
- Independent RIAs in North Carolina
Firm data as of October 2, 2026, from ia100226.zip. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
Data as of October 2, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.